Receptacle



H. L. BRUCE Nov. 27, 1934.

RECEPTACLE Filed May 2, 1952 Patented Nov. 27, 1934 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE s claims.

This invention relates to improvements in receptacles for safety razors and metallic instruments or articles which are to be kept immersed in solutions for cleaning, sterilizing, rust preven- `A tion, and similar purposes.

One of the objects of the invention is to provide a suitably shaped container that may be easily and safely handled for holding the solution and razor orthe like. When a razor is reg- 1'0 ularly used with such a device, there accumulates in the receptacle an amount of matter foreign to the solution, such as soap, hair and other substances. If the solution is not changedfrequently, this solution becomes substantial, and, if the razor is allowed to rest in it, the elciency of the solution is reduced, withthe result that it must be changed more often. It is therefore another object of the invention to provide a receptacle having a well in the center of the bottom of the same, into which these foreign substances descend and remain below the razor.

A further object is to supply a receptacle for these purposes having internal lsurfaces sloping toward the well and designed not only to support safety razors of various sizes above the well with the blade out of contact with the Walls of the receptacle, but so inclined that the above mentioned foreign substances will gravitate into the well. Such sloping surface might continue unbroken to the bottom of the Well in the shape of an inverted truncated cone, but this reduces the capacity of the well in which the foreign substances may accumulate.

A still further object is to furnish a receptacle 35 of this character, having a lid through which the handle of the razor may extend, and adapted to hold the razor upright. The lid is of such shape that it may be easily and firmly grasped when being placed on or removed from the body of the receptacle, and which will snugly fit the latter when in use.

Another object is to supply a lid of such shape that, when it is desired to pack the receptacle and carry it from one place to another, ythe lid may be placed in inverted position on the body with the two pieces forming a compact unit, and with the major portion of the lid occupying a position Within the body, thus reducing the space required for the receptacle and rendering the same less liable to breakage.

155 tail, illustrated in the accompanying drawing,

kbe made of pottery, opal ware or any other suitfable, impervious material.

(Cl. 20G- 16) Fig. `3 is ar horizontal sectional view on the line '615 Referring to the drawing, it will be noted that the receptacle preferably consists of two parts only, a body 4, and a lid 5, both of which may.

7o The receptacle may be circular, square or of any other suitable shape lin'cross section, but I prefer the circular shape,

as it ismore economical, both as to the material l used and the solution needed.

In the embodiment of the invention illustrated, the body'4 has a flat base 6 for the purpose of supporting the receptacle in an upstanding position on any substantially horizontal supporting surface. An annular Wall 'l rises from the bot-y tom and its inner surface is of cylindrical shape, as shown at 8, from its upper edge 9 to the top of a sloping surface 10. This surface is preferably of inverted frusto-conical shape, and it merges at its lower end into the upper end of a -851 cylindrical surface 11 that provides a. flat bottomed well 12 within the body.

In use, the body contains a solution 13 that prevents rusting, sterilizes and also softens and cuts away from the blade, soap and other foreign substances adhering thereto after a shave.

The lid is preferablypof dome shape with an opening 14 atits top. AThe lower portion of the dome has a cylindrical outer surface 15 to snugly engage the surface 8, when the parts are assembled, andv intermediate the height of the dome there is an anular flange 16 which rests on the edge 9 of the body.

17 designates the handle, and 18 the guard and blade portion of a conventional safety'razor of 100t the double-edged type, and it will be noted that when such a razor is used with the receptacle, the parts 18 have their end edges resting on the sloping surface 10 above the well 12, and these parts are held in this position, due to the fact that the opening 14 supports the handle 17 in an upright or vertical position.

With regard to the use of such a device, it is well known that the average man dislikes to take his safety razor apart and clean it when he is through shaving. Also, the edges of the best of blades, if left exposed to the air, accumulate more or less rust. Even a very small amount of rust will cause a blade to lose its edge more rapidly than if rusting were prevented.

In accordance with the invention, I provide a conveniently shaped receptacle in which is kept the solution 13 that prevents rusting and sterilizes, and which alsosoftens andcuts away from the blade,-soap -orthe11ike. When ythe shaveis over, the razor is moved back and forth a few times in the water in the wash basin toremove the major portion of the soap, etc., and then `the razor is placed in my receptacle, as illustrated'in Fig. 1. The next morning, it is taken outpf ,the receptacle, moved back and forthin water once or twice to remove the solution, and is then vready for shaving.

For the purpose of packing or transporting the device, it is desirable that it be in compactlform, andfor Jthispiirposal ymake the Ndome `of the cover of less diameter than the cylindrical surface 8, whereby the cover or lid canbe inverted and. insertedinto the body guntil the flange 16 fcomes to rest on the edge 9, as shown in FigfZ.

From the foregoing it is believedthat the construction,.operation and .advantages ofthe device ,may be readily understood by those skilled in the art, andI am aware that changes may be made `in. the details disclosed, without departingfrorn the spirit of the'invention, as expressed in the claims.

What I .claimand `desire to secure by'Letters Patent` is:

1. A receptaclefor housing a Asafety razor or `the like, comprising an 4upstanding hollow body havinganannular sloping surface arranged inside of the body near the bottom of the same and adapted to support theend edges of theguard portion of a safety razor, a well'ingthe central portion :of .the bottomef the receptaclehaying its v,upper edgemerging into the lowerA edge ,of said sloping surface.

2. A4 receptacle, for housing a safety razor or the like, comprising` anupstanding hollow body .having ,an .annular slopingsurface arranged inside of the bodynearlthe bottom of1the same and adapted to support the end edges of the guard portion of a safety razor above the inner surface of the bottom of the receptacle.

3. A receptacle for housing a safety razor or the like, comprising an upstanding hollow body having a frusto-conical inner surface arranged near the bottom of the body and adapted to support the end edges of the guard portion of a safety razor, and a well in the central portion of the bottom. of thereceptacle havingitsupperedge merging into the lower edge of said frusto-conical surface.

4. A receptacle for housing a safety razor or A'the like, comprising an upstanding hollow body ,having an annular sloping surface arranged inside of the body near the bottom of the same and r`adaptedetosupport the end edges of the guard portionof a Isafety razor, a well in the central portion of the bottom of the receptacle, and a detachable cover for said body having an aperture to receive and support a safety razor handle whenthe razoreisresting von-the supporting surface.

5. -A vreceptacle for housing ,a safety razor v or the'likecomprising an upstanding hollowfbody having van annular sloping surface arranged in-V side `of the-body-near the bottom of theasame and vadapted Yto -supportthe end edges of the guardvportion'of a safety razor, a well in the central portion ofthe-bottom of the receptacle.

6. AA reoeptac-lefor housinga safety razor or the'like, comprising an upstanding hollow-,body having anannular-sloping surface arranged in- `sideof thebody near the-bottom of the same and adapted ltosupport the end edges of theA guard portionof-a safetyrazor above the inner surface" f --razor rests jon said-supporting surface, said lid having al-hor'izonta-lly. projecting annular flange" intermediate its ends and having'projecting portionsr at l oppositefsides lof theI ange, vthe lower pprojectingpor-tion being .of such shapeas toit within the hollow bodyfi'of' theI receptacle.

:HOMERrL BRUCE. 

